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“There are similarities and there are differences. The main similarity is the improvisation; the main difference is probably in the beat. Rock ‘n’ roll is much harder and more straight – hard 4/4, you know – and jazz gets into 3/4 and other things.” –John Densmore explaining the difference between Jazz and Experimental Rock to …
“They caught the sense of dread and menace that hung in the air like gunsmoke, and they did it with hypnotic cool.” –MOJO, December 1997.
“You can’t predict what’s going to happen. You just have to go with it. We’re trying to project our music, us, our ideas. Our ideas are in the songs, in the music.” –Jim Morrison
“An almost unqualified masterpiece, each song has a clear identity.”–Q on L.A. Woman, November 1991. How would you review this classic? Need a copy? https://www.thedoors2.wpengine.com/discography/la-woman-457
“To remember the lyrics he would think of melodies and then they would stay in his head. He had melodies and lyrics in his head, and he would sing them a cappella, and we would eke out the arrangements.” – Ray Manzarek on Jim’s songwriting process.
“I know that they say that a person’s attention span for a record is about three minutes. But I think that it’s different in a concert because the audience has the sound. It keeps your attention.” –Robby Krieger
“Half of the people are getting very classical, sophisticated, and theatrical, and then there’s the need for blues. There’s a split. I’d like to do both. I enjoy both. I think that the Doors have a combination of both now. I think that it’s a successful combination.” –Jim Morrison speaking with Hullaballo in October 1968.
“The sex, death, lyrical ambiguity roles are all here, beginning with the crisp menace of ‘Break On Through’, a deliberate statement of intent and the best possible musical corollary to the group name.” –NME, October 1975. This was a review posted with hindsight, and still sums up some of what was great about The …
From hair metal and grunge to sixties synth pop, ROXY has always been inspired by rock and roll, both on and off the board. To honor that shared spirit, ROXY is commemorating some of the biggest icons in music through this collection of limited edition tees. Kicking off the collab with The Doors, we are …
The Doors’ two post-Jim Morrison LPs, 1971’s ‘Other Voices’ and 1972’s ‘Full Circle,’ are being reissued on vinyl and CD later this year. The re-release was the subject of a recent article in Rolling Stone magazine. Click here to read the full article.